Course Placement

For the purposes of proper course placement and advising, all entering freshmen who are seeking a degree or a certificate are required to submit ACT or SAT scores, ASSET or COMPASS scores, or scores from a similar nationally standardized test. Students can take the ASSET or COMPASS at any of the four college locations to fulfill this requirement. If the examination reveals deficiencies in math, English, or reading which might impair academic progress, the student must take developmental (or remedial) courses to address these deficiencies. Students may also be required to take college preparatory courses if they have not successfully completed the required high school courses.

Remedial and college preparatory courses are designed to bring basic skills in mathematics, English, science, and reading comprehension to a level generally expected of entering college students. Credits earned in remedial and college preparatory courses cannot be applied toward a one-year certificate or an associate degree.

Remedial and college preparatory courses must be completed before enrollment in a college-level course in the same area of study and in the freshman year or prior to the completion of thirty-two (32) hours of credit. Remedial reading courses will be given priority over other remedial courses and must be taken first. Placement in other remedial courses will be based on the student’s program of study.

Students enrolled in remedial courses must obtain the appropriate college official's approval if the student requests to take more than twenty (20) credit hours in the fall or spring terms and more than twelve (12) credit hours in the summer term. Students requiring remedial course work may require enrollment in an additional term to complete graduation requirements. In some cases, however, it may be possible for students to take remedial or college preparatory courses and degree or certificate courses in the same semester if all of the above conditions are met.

TEST CUT-OFF SCORES

PLACEMENT

COMPASS

ACT

ASSET B2

ASSET C2

SAT

Scaled

Score

Scaled

Scaled

Score

ENGLISH/WRITING

ABE 0710 or 0726

0-16

*

23-31

23-31

*

REM 0410

17-28

*

32-34

32-35

*

REM 0411

29-46

*

35-37

36-38

*

COLLEGE LEVEL

47-99

18+

38+

39+

450+

ACT COMBINED/

18+

english/writing

READING

ABE 0711 or 0714

0-57

*

23-32

23-32

*

REM 0401

58-76

*

33-38

33-39

*

COLLEGE LEVEL

77-99

18+

39+

40+

460+

MATH

Pre-Alg/Basic Test

ABE 0712 or 0727

0-20

*

23-30

23-31

*

REM 0420

21-31

*

31-35

32-36

*

REM 0421, REM 0422, MTH 1201

32-99

*

36+

37+

470+

Algebra/Elem Alg Test

REM 0420

*

*

23-29

*

REM 0421, REM 0422

0-32

*

31-40

*

PRE 0420

33-53

*

ASMB, 42+

*

Intermed Alg

MTH 1201

0-32

18+

36+

470+

PRE 0420

33-53

18+

ASM4, 34-39

470+

MTH 1102,1103,1121,1131

54-99

18+

ASMI 40+

470+

College Level Test

PRE 0420

0-31

18+

23-33 retest w/ int alg

*

MTH 1102,1103,1121,1131

32-42

18+

34-38

470+

MTH 1105,1151,1152

32-42

Pre-Req** and

40 +

Pre-Req** and

MTH 1171

43-99

additional

Pre-Req** and

additional

strongly recommend MTH 1105 prior to calculus

TRIGONOMETRY TRG1, 0-41

testing required

additional testing required

testing required

MTH 1171

42-99

* must take compass or asset test for proper placement**must have taken appropriate required math courses in high schoolrevised 10/29/13